The senators elected Joel Piperberg as Chairperson (Luek-Dorman) and
Melinda Rosenthal as Vice-Chairperson (Piperberg-Yelagotes). No secretary
was elected. Dr. Stameshkin was recognized to report a representative from
Humanities is needed to fill a recently vacated seat on the General
Education Review Committee. The term expires in 1999. The position of
Chair of Academic Policies has been filled temporarily by Dr. R. France,
who is senior member; a senator needs to be elected on 17 February as the
permanent chair.

Chairperson Eidam recognized C. Stameshkin, Chair of the General Education
Committee, who opened the discussion on this issue. After a lengthy
conversation, in which various senators reported objections to the
proposed position, a Kerper-McCade motion to refer the matter to the
General Education Review Committee passed. The committee was directed to
consult with the administration and with departments not reporting today
for feedback and to develop a specific charge for senators to take to
their departments concerning the position. No timetable for returning the
matter from GERC to the Senate was specified.